# Microsoft IPAM: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 2 judge labels across 1 category by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/microsoft-ipam

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [DDI and IP address management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/ddi-and-ipam/index.md) | 0% | 85 | 50% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "Mostly Windows Server / Microsoft-centric on-prem: consider Microsoft IPAM." (GPT-5.4 mini, DDI and IPAM)

## And against it

- "The DIY approach has well-documented pitfalls: Security gaps" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, DDI and IPAM)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Microsoft IPAM, from 5 of the 5 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- infoblox.com: 5
- bluecatnetworks.com: 4
- ciopages.com: 4
- peerspot.com: 3
- reddit.com: 3
- scribd.com: 3
- checkred.com: 2
- g2.com: 2
- gane.ai/index: 2
- sourceforge.net: 2

### Pages cited

- https://ciopages.com/buyer-guides/enterprise-dns-ddi: 4
- https://reddit.com/r/networking/comments/v8mcrj/has_anyone_actually_done_a_market_evaluation_of: 3
- https://bluecatnetworks.com/resources/cost-case-overlay-ddi-replacement: 2
- https://checkred.com/platform/omni-ddi: 2
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/ddi-and-ipam/smb: 2
- https://infoblox.com/company/why-infoblox/market-leadership: 2
- https://infoblox.com/resources/webinars/nine-pitfalls-of-not-using-enterprise-grade-ddi: 2
- https://peerspot.com/categories/ddi: 2

## In its own words

What Microsoft IPAM's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.


## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.